Device for connecting glass plates together.



W I PATENTED JAN; 21, 1 908. 11.1. mamas, I DEVICE FOR commune GLASSPLATBS TOGETHER.

APPLICATION FILED IA HMB, 1907.

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1). J. MURNANE. v DEVICE FOR CONNECTING GLASS PLATES TOGETHER.

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To zillwhomit v V Be it known that I DANriJLJ'; M gma-E, a citizen of th'ejUnited States, residing at K1rkwood,.St. Louis county, "Misso-uri, have invented a certain new and useful Im rove" ment in Devlces for Connecting Glass lates Together, of which, the'foll'o'wing is a full,

clear, and exact de'scri tion, such as'will enable others skilled in t e art to which it apcomprise the outside clamping member disassembled; Fig 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, show ng one way-1n which I connectv two platesof glass having s uare edges; Fig. 5 isa detail cross sectio'na view of the parts shown in Fig.4; Fig; 6 is a perspective view, illustratingthe'way in which I connecttwo glass plates that arearranged to form an inside angle, this'figure also showinga differ: ent form of outside clam ing member used on an outside corner; and Fig; 7'-is a-cross sectional view taken on the line 7'-'7 of Fig. 6. N This invention relates to devices for con .necting together two lates'of glass arranged at an angle to each ot er, such, for example, as the devices need in the construction of show-cases and corner window's-.. 7

One object of y invention-is to'provide a device for the purpose mentioned, that is of simple construction, and whichcom rises an outside clamping member rovide with. a

shank or web of uniform thickness through outits length, which is arranged between the meetingedges ofthe glass plates and an'adjustable. clamping member mounted on a, screw having a hook which enters an opening I V edges separated, a distance equal to the thickness, of the shank '2 of the outside in the inner end of the shank. of the outside;

clamping member.

Another object'of my invention is 1to-provide a novel means of connecting together, two plates of glass which have squareedges, said means consisting of an outsidecerner-r piece extending the full length of the )lates, outside clamping members having evices which extend through 0 enings in the cornerpieceand are arranged etween the meeting edges of the glass plates, inside clamps and means for drawing said inside clamps and i pecificationof Letters Patent? Application fifedJ'ani ary'2rl907. seriain 'ssaefw.

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them 'to securely-clamp the plates; And st ll another object of my invention is-to rovide-an outside clamping memberexten 'ng the full length of the lass and. provided with a plurality 'of inwardly extending shanks or webs to which inside connected. v 7

Referring to Fig.1 of the drawings which illustrates the device which I use for fasten' ing'together two lates of glass A arrangedto form an outsi e corner and having their meeting edges mitered or beveled,"1 designatesthe outside clamping member which is ap roximately V-shape, and 2 designates a webor-shankformed integral with the outthemeeting edges of the two lass'plates, as shown in Fig. 2. This shan or web 2 is corner-piece toward each other to cause adjustable clamps are I side clamping member-and arranged between comparativelyithin and is of uniform thickness throughout its length so that when ,placing the clamping member in operative position it will not be necessary to have the edges of the glass platesarranged very far aPart :Theinside clamping member consists of a clamp Sadapted to engage the inside faces of the glass plates, a screw 4"on which said clamp is mountedv and provided at one end with a hook 5which enters an opening 6 in the shank 2 of the outside clamping member, andan'adjustable nut 7 mounted on the screwfor drawing the outside clamping member and the clamp 3 toward each other so that they will securely clamp together the plates of "glass which are arranged between them. The number of thesedevices which areremployedforconnecting two lates together, of course, will" depend on t e length ofth'e plates, the devices being arranged at suitable distances from each-other, as shown in .Fig.,,.1.

The plates which are to be connected together arfejfirst arranged with their meeting clamping member and said clamping membepis'then placed in os1t1on-w1th its shank ro e ctin'g between tie'edges of the plates.

. ih li'poks on thescrew of the inside clamp- ,ing iiie'mberis then iil'serted in the opening 6 in 45 the full length of the .plates, as shown in Fig.

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will p'revent the insi se'enfromoutside the wmdow or show-case,

. and as'said projectmghportlons do not come said clamp and the outside member 1 which embraces said lates, the crack between the air-tight j oint.

edges'of the p ates then being filled with putty or some other mate'rialfto .make an A device of this construction is not only inexpensive to manufacture but does not necessitate an adjustment of the plates relatively to each other after the outside clamping member wlfiasbeen placed in. position. The devices I ich have heretofore been used for connecting together 'two. glass plates consisted of an outside clamping member" provided with a. shank or web a.

thickened portion to 'receiyerew-threads or a separate screw on which the ad usting nut for the inside clamp was mounted .so that when placing I the outside clamping member in position it was to have I the meeting edges of the-plates seplarated a distance equal to the thickness oft ethickened portionof the shank, or else grmd out the edges of theplates to receive said thickened rtion.

J Consequently, after the outside: c mping 5?? member had been'placed inposition the glass plates had to be moved relatively to each other to get their meeting edges to ether as I i I. nectedtogether.

-'i with its close; as possible. This additiona adjust- ;ment of the glass plates is'entirely eliminated when m improved clamping device is used as the p ates a're at first placed in the p'o'si tion which they occupy after they are con- The device also presents a neat and ornamental appearance and as previously stated, can be manufactured at a small icost, the outside clamping member irgegral shank being preferably cast and the ide clamp being of pressed metal.

' In Figs. land 5 I have shown a device adapted to be used "for connecting together two glass, lates in which the edges have not been beve ed or mitered. In fastening together plates of this character; namely,

those in which the meeting edges are square,

bars in this way, the. ortions thereo project beyond thee (ges of the. corneriece I use an outsidecorner-piec'e 8 extending 4, this corner-piece conforming .in shape to the angle whic the'plates form, The cor neriece is provided with openings through Whic the shanlis f the outside clam ing members '1 extend, and the inside faces 0 the outside lamping members are rabbeted out slightly o receive the corner-pieces. The s ace between the edges of the latesand t e inside of the corner-piecew' be filled with utty, wood, cement or some other suitable material to make an air-tight joint. By constructing the outsideclampmg memwhich e clamps from eing incontact with the of glass, thecor- .side clamp the lengt ment with the plates when the nuts '7 are adjusted. Accordingly, I am enabledto use anoutside corneriece of very small dimensions, preferably, ust suflici'ent to vcover up i the corner formed by the junction of the two 7 plates. I v While I prefer to use outside clam ing members 1 of the construction shownin ig. 3 it is, not necessary thatthis-form of clam ingmember be used as various means coul d be employedfor holding the corner-piece in engagement with the ates and cause said plates to be-clamped etween'said cornerpiece and a coo rating member or members. I If desired, can use an outside cornerpiece or 'cl'amp member 8 extending the entirelength of t e'platesand provided with apluralityof shanks 2 that project inwardlv between the meeting ed es of the plates K and B, asshown in the eft-hand portion of 5 Fig.6v Inside clamping members 3 of the construction previously described can be used in oombmation with this continuous outside clamping member, or, if desired, other kinds of inside clamping members could be employed, my broazlideabeing the combination of. continuous outside clamping me mber, v cooperat' inside clamping members' and means for rawing said memhere together to cause them to firmly clamp 5 two glass plates. Forconnecting together two glass plates that are arranged to form ah insidecorner such, for example, as the plates B and C shown in the right-hand portion ofFig. 6 I use an outside clamping memme her 1 that.is approximately A-shape 1nstead of V-shape, as shown in Figs. 1 to 5, the corner-piece 8 alsobeing the same shap as the outsideclamping member. In thi construction I also use aninside corneriece 10 which embraces the inside faces 0 the sheets B and 'C. The outside clamping mem'ber has a, shank or web 2" that is arranged between the meetingzedgesof thelates and extends through openings in the msideand outside cornerieces, and an in- 3 is adjustab y mounted on a screw {1", t at is detachably connected to the ihank 2", the inside and outside corner-pieces e actuates the clamp 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Means plates of glass arranged at an angle to each other, comprisin an outside corner-piece embracing1 aid p ates and extending the enthereof, a Jlurality of outside clamping members 00 rovided with a rigid shank of uniform t lickness throughout its entire length that projects inwardly through an opening in the comerdrawn together by a" nut 7 which for connecting together two 12o orming 1n shape to the corner-piece and each being piece, said shanks extending between the neeting edges of the lates, and inside clamps connected to S&tl( shanks; substantially as described. 2. In combination, a plurality of plates arranged at an angle to each other, an out ide corner-picce embracing said plates, an outside clamping member conforming in shape to the corner-piece and provided with a rigid integral shank of uniform thickness which passes through an opening in the corner-piece and projects between the meetin edges of said lates the inside face of sai clamping mom or being recessed to receive the'corner piece, and an inside clamping member detachably connected to the inner end of said shank; substantially as described. 3. Means for connecting together two plates of glass arranged at an angle to each other, comprising an outside corner-piece embracing said plates and extending the entire length thereof, a plurality of outside clamping members which overlap ortions of said corner-piece and are provi ed with rigid shanks of uniform thickness throughout their entire length that project inwardly through openings in the corner-piece and extend bet'ween the meeting ei'lges of the plates, and inside clamps r'letachably connected to the outside clamping members; substantially as described,

. 4 In combination, a pluralityof plates arranged at an angle to each other and provided with square edges, an outside comeriece embracmg said plates, a filler occupymg the space between the corner-piece and the edges of said plates, outside clamping members which engage portions of the corner-piece and force it intov snug engagement with the lates, said clamping members being provi( ed with shanks that pass through openings in the corner-piece and extend between the-meeting edges of the plates, and inside adjustable. clam ing members provided with hooks whicii enter openin s. in the shanks of the outside clamping mem ers; substantially as described.

'ment wit the 5[ In combination, a plurality of plates arranged at an an le to each other, an outside corner-piece em racing said plates and extending the entire length thereof, a plurality of outside clamping members which overlap said corner-piece and force it into snug engagement with the plates, said clamping members being provided with shanks that pass through openin s in the corner-piece and extend between t e meeting edges of the plates, and inside clamps detachably connected to the outside clamping members;

substantially as described. I

6. Means for connecting together two plates of glass arranged at an angle to each other, comprising an outside clam ing member extending approximately t c entire length of said plates, inside clamping members, devices embracing the outside clamping member and arranged in alinement with the inside clamping members, said devices having portions which project laterally be:

yonil the side edges of said outside clamping for connecting said inside clamping members to the devices that embrace the outside clamping member; substantially as described. In testimonv whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses,

this twenty eighth day of December 1906. DANIEL J. MURNANEr Witnesses: 1,

WELLs L.-CHUR0H, GEORGE BAKEWELL. 

